English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Parley Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lydiard Millicent

Historical Forms

  • le Purlye, les Purliewes, le Purlymere 1611 For
  • Purlieu 1744 Map

Etymology

Parley Copse is le Purlye , les Purliewes , le Purlymere 1611For , Purlieu 1744Map . v. purley , purlieu infra 453. It lies on the edge of the old Braydon Forest (supra 11).